Doctoral Writing and Inquiry Into Research

Doctoral Writing and Inquiry Into Research

 

Doctoral Writing and Inquiry Into Research

 

Assignment 1:

Using The Textbook(s) Babbie, E. (2016). The practice of social research (14th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

Chapter 1: Human Inquiry and Science
Chapter 2: Paradigms, Theory, and Social Research
Chapter 3: The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Write a short descriptive essay that briefly introduces a selected business or management theory, and then select and explain two ethical considerations of social
research. Include an example for each. Distinguish between inductive and deductive reasoning as they relate to efficacy of business theories. Be sure to include
mention of inductive and deductive theory construction. Each response must be double-spaced and at least one page in length for a total of two pages, not counting the
title page and reference page. Cite the textbook and at least one other source (must be peer-reviewed) relative to any business or management theory.

Assignment 2:
Chapter 4: Research Design
Chapter 5: Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement

Write an essay that begins with an introduction that explains, in general terms, a few steps involved in collecting data for your chosen research topic, and then
relate two ethical considerations for research measurement to your chosen research topic. Review pages 145–155 in the textbook. Explain the role of reliability and
validity in research design. Relate this to a personal research area of interest. Each response must be double-spaced and at least one page in length for a total of
two pages for both, not counting the title page and reference page.